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Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (Updated)

Microsoft has put up a section of the Virtual 2007 SP1 release notes. Other …

Popular virtualization product Virtual PC 2007 was released over a year ago on February 19, 2007. The first service pack for the virtualization suite is on its way, but Microsoft has not given a release date. Microsoft today gives us a peek at a small section of the release notes for Virtual PC 2007 SP1, which indicate that the update introduces support for the following:

Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise operating systems as a host operating system

Windows Vista with SP1 Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise operating systems as a guest operating system

Windows Server 2008 Standard as a guest operating system

Windows XP with SP3 as both a guest and host operating system

It is good to see that the service pack will broaden the application's functionality, and not just take care of bug fixes. This small tidbit from Microsoft appears to be the first mention of Virtual PC 2007 SP1. There is no notice of a beta, and there has not been so much as a hint that such a service pack was in the works. If you have found any information beyond what you see here, please post it below.

Update

Microsoft has in fact released Virtual PC 2007 SP1 today on the Microsoft Download Center. The x86 installer weighs in at 31.7MB and the x64 installer is 31.8 MB.